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Votes at a glance: council minutes and routine approvals
Summary
The council approved or recorded several routine items including minutes, festival permits, an invoice payment, a public hearing on annexation and two grant applications; one confirmation vote (Paul Radell) passed 5–2.
Helena City Council recorded or acted on multiple routine agenda items during the meeting. Key outcomes, as reflected in the minutes summary, include:
- Minutes: The council moved, seconded and approved minutes; a roll-call produced one absent, two votes against and four yeses on the minutes item as recorded in the roll-call sequence.
- Confirmation: Motion to confirm Paul Radell (mover: Davis; second: Ethelit). The roll-call vote was recorded as 5–2, with the tally including the mayor’s vote.
- Events: Motion to approve the Living Water Gospel Fest and a Catfish Cooking event (mover: Mister Columbia; second: Miss Davis) — recorded as unanimous approval.
- Invoice approval: Motion to approve the Helena Utilities invoice for $20,009.90 (mover: Dr. Miller; second: Don Easley) — recorded as unanimous approval.
- Public hearing: Motion to set a public hearing before the second meeting in June on an annexation issue (mover: Dr. Miller; second: Mister Messina) — passed unanimously.
- Grants: Motion to apply for Helena Health Foundation grants — $86,850 for the landfill and $35,533.30 for swimming-pool activities (mover: Miss Miller; second: Miss Davis) — recorded as unanimous approval.
The minutes packet referenced a motion to hire police officers at base pay levels; the council agreed to advertise those positions and to address funding in a future budget amendment (see related story). Several items were noted as approved “unanimously” in the minutes narrative; where a roll-call tally is recorded in the transcript, that tally is reported above.
